Grand River: Field set for Battle of Waterloo
The field for the 2026 Battle of Waterloo is set after 10 Ontario sired 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings were entered Wednesday for Grand River Raceway’s signature race.
webmasterJul 23, 2026
The field for the 2026 Battle of Waterloo is set after 10 Ontario sired 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings were entered Wednesday for Grand River Raceway’s signature race.
For the seventh time this year, patrons who think they have handicapping skills will go at it for $1,000 in cash prizes when Leg 7 of the popular Meadowlands Monthly Handicapping Contest takes place on Friday (July 24) night.
Calandagan won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud by just a neck over the inferior Cualificar in his last start, so one might be inclined to play against Calandagan on Saturday at Ascot in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
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In all his years on the racetrack, Wayne Catalano has learned to strike when the iron is hot. That is why he is sending Built from his Churchill base to Saratoga, where he figures to be favored in Saturday's $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
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Barbadian Runner achieved a great deal in a busy 3-year-old campaign last year, but a stakes win at Colonial Downs eluded him in two game attempts. The Maryland-bred gelding will have a prime spot at redemption as the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the $100,000 Yorktown Stakes on Saturday.
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Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Monmouth Oaks, Ontario Colleen, Osunitas
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Phileas Fogg, the 10-length winner of the Grade 2 Suburban, will join the star-studded cast for the Grade 1 Whitney on Aug. 8, trainer Gustavo Rodriguez said Thursday.
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My Miss Mo and Jumping the Gun, the winner and runner-up of the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan in May, will square off again in the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks on Saturday. While Jumping the Gun has delivered a career-best performance since, My Miss Mo will return from a short layoff for Saffie Joseph Jr.
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Chief Wallabee and Emerging Marekt were among the buzz horses entering the Kentucky Derby, going off the fifth and sixth choices, respectively. Chief Wallabee ran fourth, Emerging Market finished 10th.
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If Always a Runner and Counting Stars perform up to their trainer's expectations, then Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks should be a fun race and one or the other figures to leave Saratoga Saturday night atop the 3-year-old filly division.